| Description |
1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Race, place, and policing in the United States -- "You're nothing but trash over here" : black faces in white places -- There's a new sheriff in town : the police making contact -- "It's the same song" : the tragedies of Kevin Johnson and Charles "Cookie" Thornton -- The road to reconciliation -- Conclusion and discussion. |
| Summary |
"Relying on compelling interviews from the Meacham Park neighborhood--a marginalized Black enclave located in a predominately white affluent St. Louis suburb, this book brings to life the everyday interactions of disadvantaged suburban Blacks as they faced annexation, aggressive policing, two nationally profiled shootings, and intervention from the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ)"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Police-community relations -- Missouri -- Kirkwood.
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African Americans -- Missouri -- Kirkwood -- Social conditions.
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Police -- Missouri -- Kirkwood.
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Racism in criminology -- Missouri -- Kirkwood.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9780520282384 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0520282388 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520282391 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0520282396 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780520958081 (electronic bk.) |
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